Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, reported previously only from the type-locality on the Mediterranean coast of southern France in shallow water, is here reported from two deep-water stations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off the mouth of Tampa Bay and near Dry Tortugas. Plants
from the Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico are very similar; the slight differences are attributed to the environment, especially differences indepth and substrata.

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Publication date: 1971-06-01

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